apophysis

n. 骨突, 蒴托 [医] 骨突

发音

UK /əˈpɒfɪsɪs/
其它
US /əˈpɑfɪsɪs/

词形变化

apophyses 复数 apophyses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.

    医学
  2. 2.

    The external part of a cone scale.

    生物 植物学
  3. 3.

    A branch of a dike or vein.

    地质

    Minor palingenetic magmas probably were generated at this time and intruded the mantling rocks in the form of small sills and apophyses; …

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

process appendage enation outgrowth

整体词 1

vertebra

相关短语

temporal apophysis [医] 乳突

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó) + φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to exist, to grow”). Equivalent to apo- + -physis.

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